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COPYRIGHT IN 1885 BY F. L ^ONTAGUE. ALL RIGHTS RtSERVEC 






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jiKOUGnouHT th' world— search— every land, 
No pile, no fabric j^et- dotli stand, 
Rearing its head so near th' sky, 
Attracting- ev'ry passer-by 
To stop and read — thereon a name 
Hung high upon th' walls of fame — 
Shrined in our hearts — as Free Nona's Son — 
Noble — Heroic — Washington ! 

The specks in thee ; th' flaws be few ; 
Lilve he, wlio for his country drew 
Th' sword — to make his country free 
From shore to shore, from sea to sea ; 
Hold free from stain, his name on thee. 
Thro' calm— thro' storm — adversity ; 
Hand down his name — who vict'ry won ! 
Noble— Heroic— Washington ! 

Tall, peaceful, graceful, tow'ring shaft ! 
Speak thou of him, who wept— who laughed — 
With country's sorrow— country's glee,— 
Unfurled th' banner of th' free. 
Dying bequeathed — a name of fire, 
Which freemen thrill'd with hope— desire — 
To crown th' work by him begun ; 
Noble — Heroic — Washington 1 

Point upward ! to the noonday sun. 

Its brilliant light— thou need'st not shun. 

It— casts thy shadow on this earth— 

This land— he loved— which gave him birth — 

This land he worked for — toiled for — bled — 

Placed freedom's pillow 'neath its hetid. 

Then threw aside th' sword and gun. 

Noble— Heroic — Washington ! 



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I ->ODE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STAT 



By FEARNLEIGH LEONARD M( 



COfYRIGHT IN 1835, BY F. I 



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Point vipward ! mid th" dejiths of nijiht. 
Point upward ! wlieie faint !• pt cks of light- 
Denote tliat stars— a Uaming: liost, 
Now watcli thee at tliy dutied post ; 
Sentinel faithful, lofty, high— 
Constantly pointing to th' sky ; 
Tell to th' heavens ! his work is done ! 
Noble— Heroic— Washington ! 

Point upward high ! while we roll by— 

We as a generation dio. 

Tell thou to youth as yit unborn, 

The action mean — the lie to scorn ! 

As he — ^whose name we grave on thee — 

(Emblem of truth where 'er it be, 

'Neath thick'ning night or blazing sun — ) 

Noble — Heroic — Washington ! 

Great noble shaft ! point to the sky ! 
Fail not our trust in thee so high. 
Symbolize him, our Reacon sure. 
Like him, be steadfast ! firm ! endure ! 
Guard well th' name engraved hereon — 
When we beholding thee are gone ; 
Thy watchword pass from Sire to Son ! 
Noble — Heroic— Washington ! 

Great marble shaft ! point to th' sky ! 
Point I while th' elements roll by, 
Point! 'mid their fire-llame smoke and raj 
Point ! as th' triumph of the age. 
Point ! tho' th' thunders round thee roll, 
Point ! thro' th' flame a livid scroll, 
Point ! to thy Country's, Freedom's Son ! 
Point ! to th' name of Washington ! 



rO THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON MONUMENT.-^ 
^GUE, Washington, D. C, 1885. | 



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fE^f^LEIGH LEQN^I^ MONTAGUE, 
Landscape Painter, Washington, D. C, 



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Abbreviated Testimony of the Press, at the U S. Capital, Washington, D. C. 



" The National Republican : " Notable works of art.—" Daily Post : " 
Best ever exhibited here. — "Evening Star:" Montague excels. — "Re- 
public" (society paper) : Montague's pictures are neither many nor com- 
mon either in color or in pure Chiar-oscuro. The English, the American, 
the Canadian and Australian press have vied in giving him, in both 
branches of color and form, the highest praise as a perfect master of 
his art — he never duplicates his paintings under any pretense — with 
more meritorious productions than his we are not acquainted. 




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